A little while ago, Goose (aged nine) asked if we could spend more time together crafting.

It seems that just like her mum, she needs a bit of creativity in her life to energise her and give her that buzz that you get when you are doing something that you love. There is nothing she likes more, apparently, than to potter around in my craft room sticking, painting, sewing, gluing and creating. Although I knew she enjoyed doing any crafty things that we did around these parts, I underestimated just how much she enjoyed and valued it. I think a bit of needing quality time on her own with her mum is a little part of it too, as she told me that I had to do it with her, not just potter nearby. So, we’ve now marked one Saturday a month in the diary to craft, just the two of us. We are very different in many ways, so it’s nice to have something that we share.

The first time we met, we decoupaged …

If you’d like to give it a go too, this is how we did it.

You will need:

tissue box cover (we purchased ours at Spotlight)

paper serviettes

Mod Podge (special glue from craft shops)

paintbrush

Method:

Step 1. Tear up your paper serviettes into small pieces. Taking one small piece at a time, use the Mod Podge to attach the serviette pieces to the box.

Step 2. Make sure you paint the Mod Podge glue on top of the serviette pieces as well.

Step 3. Continue to cover the box with serviettes and Mod Podge until completely covered.

Step 4. Depending on the thickness and colour of your serviettes, you may have to do lots of layers like we did. Allow time to dry in between layers.

When Frog saw what Goose had been doing, of course she had to have a go too! She had a cardboard letter ‘A’ that we had also bought from Spotlight and decorated that. You can decoupage anything! You can see that she did less layers on hers, but it still looks fine. Both girls love having their decoupage results on display in their room.

Do you have any special one-on-one activities you like to do with your kids?